"It is with great love, respect and friendship that we have decided to take some time apart while we determine the future of our relationship," they told US Weekly.

"Our priority is, of course, our daughter's happiness and well being during this challenging time, and so we ask for your support and respect for our privacy as we continue to raise her together and navigate this new chapter for our family."

Schwimmer met Buckman, an artist, while he was filming the cult comedy Run Fatboy Run in the UK back in 2007. They would get engaged and marry three years later.

To celebrate their first anniversary, the pair renewed their wedding vows in front of Schwimmer's Friends co-star Matt LeBlanc, Westworld's Thandie Newton and director Oliver Parker in London.